Environment / Geospatial / Air Quality / Disaster Monitoring / Climate

Ozone (O3) Concentration

This dataset provides near-real-time high-resolution imagery of total column ozone concentrations. In the stratosphere, the ozone layer shields the biosphere from dangerous solar ultraviolet radiation. In the troposphere, it acts as an efficient cleansing agent, but at high concentration it also becomes harmful to the health of humans, animals, and vegetation. Ozone is also an important greenhouse-gas contributor to ongoing climate change. Geospatially derived ozone (O3) concentration is a measure of the amount of ozone, a toxic gas, in the atmosphere at a given location. This concentration is typically determined using satellite-based sensors, which can detect the presence of O3 in the atmosphere. Ozone is a harmful air pollutant that can have negative impacts on human health and the environment. The concentration of O3 in the atmosphere can be represented as a map or spatial dataset using geographic information systems (GIS) technology, and can be used to monitor and manage air pollution.